Singaporean fined record $600,000 for unauthorised dormitory accomodation
URA states that Tan admitted that he understood the occupancy regulations but made a decision to wage the unauthorised transformation of the premises anyway.
Enforcement officers from the Ministry of Manpower had actually evaluated exclusive homes linked to Tan and discovered that the number of residents living there had significantly surpassed URA’s occupancy cap rules.
According to a URA announcement on June 14, a 72-year-old Singaporean male, Tan Hock Keng, was founded guilty of 3 counts of turning exclusive properties to illegal dormitory accommodation. On May 30, he was fined a report $600,000, with the highest damages of $200,000 inflicted for each and every cost.
Acting on the MOM inspections, that took place in December 2017 and March 2018, URA’s investigations exposed that 15 international workers were staying in 1012B Upper Serangoon Roadway. An additional 16 and 17 international people were discovered to be staying in 32H Lorong 22 Geylang and 32J Lorong 22 Geylang, specifically.
Additional inspections uncovered the fact that Tan had indeed been offering dormitory accommodation at those premises for about two years, which he had actually changed 8 other private houses to unauthorised dormitory rental in between 2016 to 2018. The number of tenants in each unit ranged from 7 to 23.
URA policies specify that exclusive residential properties can only house as much as 6 unrelated persons.
He adds: “URA is going to continue to take strong enforcement acts against criminals, including owner, lessees, agents and any person identified to have actually flouted URA’s guidelines on the leasing or subletting of private properties”.
“Unauthorised residence hall property not only adversely impacts the housing personality of the area, however also negatively influences the residents, that may be from even more prone group of people that are vulnerable to exploitation,” states Martin Tan, director, Development Control Group, URA.